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Prison Goby

Caffrogobius gilchristi

Also known as: Estuarine Goby, Reef Goby

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2019
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Overview

Found in shallow waters, over mud, rock, and sandy bottoms, of estuaries, intertidal pools, blind rivers, and tidal zones.

Reef Gobies have the largest and smallest species usually with very distinctive colouring.

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Indian Ocean, Southeast Atlantic
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Found in shallow waters, over mud, rock, and sandy bottoms, of estuaries, intertidal pools, blind rivers, and tidal zones.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderGobiiformes
    5. familyGobiidae
    6. genusCaffrogobius
    7. speciesCaffrogobius gilchristi (Boulenger, 1898)

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